What really happened to Ann Widdecombe? A local tradesman wrongly arrested, a mystery car and conspiracy theories raging… NICK CRAVEN visits a Dartmoor village in shock and grief
Reporter Nick Craven visits a Dartmoor village left in shock and grief following the death of former MP Ann Widdecombe, who is reported to have been murdered. The piece examines the fallout in the local community, including the wrongful arrest of a local tradesman, an unexplained "mystery car" and a swirl of conspiracy theories surrounding the case.
According to the surrounding coverage, the suspect is described as a "loner" who allegedly drove nearly 300 miles to the ex-MP's home carrying a foot-long pole on the day she was killed, with police searching a house in Rotherham. It should be noted that the supplied text consists almost entirely of the Daily Mail's homepage headlines and navigation rather than the full article, so the substantive detail of Craven's report is not available here and only the headline and related teasers can be summarised.